English Dictionary

sharpener

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈʃɑː(ɹ)pənə(ɹ)/

名詞

比喩的用法 くだけた表現

A device for making things sharp. / (figuratively) That which makes something sharp. / (informal) An alcoholic drink taken at the start of the day, or just before a meal.

日本語の意味

物を研ぎ鋭くするための道具 / 比喩的に、何かを鋭利にするもの / （口語）一日の始まりや食事直前に飲むアルコール飲料

She kept the sharpener in her toolbox to maintain the garden shears.

彼女は庭の剪定ばさみを手入れするために、研ぎ器を工具箱に入れておいた。

意味（1）

A device for making things sharp.

There was a pencil sharpener at the front of the classroom.

意味（2）

(figuratively) That which makes something sharp.

“Sir,” said the shepherd, “poverty is a great sharpener of the wits. […]

意味（3）

(informal) An alcoholic drink taken at the start of the day, or just before a meal.

sharpeners （ plural ）